Category Archives: Kids
First Snow in Massy
Yesterday the snow began falling shortly before our morning walk to school in the morning but started snowing harder as our walk progressed. I don’t think school delays or closing exist since everyone walks to school. Jonah had fun on … Continue reading
What time did you say?
We have been in France now for several months and have been blessed with a healthy family but yesterday Jonah starting showing some signs of illness that would require a visit to the doctor. We knew that there was a … Continue reading
Arc-en-ciel
Yesterday we were able to see a double rainbow (arc-en-ciel=rainbow in French) after we dropped the kids off at school and we were walking back to our class for lunch. As the rain stopped and the sun began to peak … Continue reading
Hidden Fun in France
After traveling to Versailles and then up to Montmarte and then back to the Tour Eiffel (aka the Eiffel tower) on Saturday I can safely say that the highlight of the boys day was not in the attractions that are … Continue reading
Lost in translation
Today at lunch we were asking the boys different questions in French and waiting for them to come up with a response. We were just asking them if they would like different types of food that we had on the … Continue reading
Study break
We just finished up a week of testing and now we have a week and a half off from school. It felt like a week of finals but we kept having tests on the same subject, either oral, written or … Continue reading
Walking to School
We have adjusted to the walk to and from school but besides the additional exercise that we are all now getting we are also getting a little over an hour every day for the kids to ask us questions and … Continue reading
Treasure Hunt
Today was the weekly trip to the Massy library, really the bibliothèque because the library is where you go to buy the books and we were just in a borrowing kind of mood. The entire walk there Joshua was insistent … Continue reading
Library Visit
We finally were able to use our Library (Bibliothèque) cards for the local library. They have a large kids section, which is good for the boys and for us since we are reading at a child’s level, and we have … Continue reading
Playmobil Funpark
We found a great place for the kids to play that was not expensive, not an easy task around Paris, and provided several hours of energy burning fun for the boys and mom and dad. We took a break from … Continue reading
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